Across England and Wales, the average selling price of property since 2010 has been £199,950.

But in roads with rude names, the average has been £216,000.

It suggests location and house size are a bigger factor in how much we’re willing to pay for a home than whether it has an embarrassing street name.

It also contradicts the idea that having a rudely named street puts buyers off and potentially lowers house prices.

House prices on Butts Garth Court, Thorner, are well above the average price – despite its rude sounding name (Image: Google Street View)

An online petition was launched last January to get the name of Bell End, a street in Rowley Regis, Sandwell, West Midlands, changed with claims the 'offensive' name made residents a laughing stock and their children a target for bullies.

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